The show speaks for itself. I bang the most birds. It’s hard to put a number on it but I would say I must be nearing at least 500 by now

Ladies’ man Gaz Beadle

In the red corner, two new lads ready to steal his lady-loving crown.

Whey-aye man, it’s going to be one hell of a punch-up!

MTV’s Geordie Shore burst back on to our screens this week and scooped its highest TV rating figures ever. It was even competing with the US election as the top-trending topic on Twitter.

But this time it’s the lads doing the fighting.

Episode one saw two new fellas descend on the infamous Newcastle party pad.

As original housemate and top dog Jay Gardner, 25, left at the end of the last series, the blokes are fighting it out for the title of head of the house.

Ladies’ man Gaz Beadle reckons he is the show’s No 1 pulling machine, but with newbie Daniel Thomas-Tuck, 19, challenging him to tally their conquests and hunk Scott Timlin, 24, already catching the attention of the ladies, who’ll come out fighting and who’ll be left nursing a hangover alone?

Gaz, 23 laughs: “The show speaks for itself. I bang the most birds. It’s hard to put a number on it but I would say I must be nearing at least 500 by now.

“It’s easy. I turn up at a nightclub and they come running. They put it on a plate every night. Even lads love me. They come up to me like I’m a hero.”

That’s some fighting talk. But new man Scott reckons his pulling technique also packs a punch.

“You’ve got to talk to the lass like you care and ask her questions,” he laughs.

“Then move in for the kill. Dan reckons he can match Gaz and me but he just gets it all wrong. He might tash on with a few different birds in the club but he rarely brings any back.”

If anyone doubts these guys are sex and booze mad, they only need to tune into the new series.

The hit show follows nine of Newcastle’s finest party-loving lads and lasses sharing a house. They get drunk, tash-on, dance all night and unashamedly have sex on TV.

No wonder it’s the most successful MTV show ever. It’s usually the girls – Vicky Pattison, 25, Holly Hagan, 19, Charlotte Crosby, 21, and Sophie Kasai, 20 – doing the scrapping. But with a shake-up in the boys’ camp it’s bound to cause friction.

Dan says: “I do cause quite a storm when I come in. The other housemates don’t like me too much and suggest maybe I don’t fit in. I was nervous so I drank a lot and then got in the hot tub with Charlotte. Obviously that caused trouble as she has always been Gaz’s bird.”

Ricci, 25, newly engaged to housemate Vicky, reveals: “We weren’t expecting two new lads so it did throw a curve ball into the show. We were expecting new girls after Rebecca left. Dan did rub people up the wrong way. He’s young and probably a bit too cocky.”

But Dan is determined to prove his place in the house. “I do pull birds. I want to be a player and I definitely don’t want a girlfriend. I don’t need a wingman like Gaz. Watch the series and see me in action.”

Scott says: “Gaz probably is threatened by me. I’m fit, cheeky and good with the lasses. But we decide our best bet is to team up as we can’t rival each other. That would be a real battle.”

Gaz says: “Dan shouldn’t have come into the show all guns blazing. He’s a small fish in a big pond. He’s no match for me. I’ve never had a fight before Geordie Shore ever but it has brought it out of me.

“When it comes to Charlotte I will kick off. We aren’t together but we have been and I care about her. Dan was wrong to head straight to her on his first night.

“When it comes to girls, Scott and I teamed up and we wingman each other just like Jay and I did in Magaluf. We don’t fight over lasses, though. I always take my pick and he takes their mate.”

Ding-ding! It’s a knock-out.

Watch the new series of Geordie Shore every Tuesday on MTV – it’s mint! Find out more at mtv.co.uk/geordieshore.